ARQUES Industries AG / Disposal 16.03.2009 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARQUES sells Sommer Fahrzeugbau-Gruppe * Buyer will continue the strategic development of Sommer Starnberg, March 16, 2009 - ARQUES Industries AG (ISIN DE0005156004), Starnberg (Germany), has sold its subsidiary Sommer Road Cargo Solutions, Bielefeld (Germany). The buyer is a consortium of strategic partners from the mid-sized German automotive industry and BSF Consulting AG, a financial investor, who will continue the active restructuring of Sommer. ARQUES acquired Sommer in October 2005. Both sides are bound to secrecy concerning further details of the transaction. The Sommer Road Cargo Solutions Group (Turnover 2008: approximately EUR 60 mill.) produces commercial vehicle superstructures, trailers, and semi-trailers at locations in Germany, France, Poland and Russia. Within the restructuring ARQUES concentrated the production in Germany on one location, pushed serial production, enhanced the position in the market for courier, express and parcel vehicles, expanded the Russian production site in Novgorod and promoted the international expansion of the special vehicle manufacturer. The buyer will continue the strategic development of Sommer. About ARQUES ARQUES Industries AG, Starnberg (www.arques.de), is a partner for major corporations in corporate spin-offs and a turnaround specialist concentrating on the acquisition and active restructuring of companies in crisis situations in order to turn them into competitive and profitable companies with a dedicated team and their own efforts. ARQUES revitalizes its subsidiaries' potential for adding value for the benefit of all of their stakeholders under consideration of the associated social responsibility. The shares of ARQUES Industries AG are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Regulated Market (Prime Standard) under the symbol 'AQU' (ISIN: DE0005156004) and have been listed in the SDAX. Contact ARQUES Industries AG Corporate Communication Christian Schneider Email: schneider@arques.de Tel.: +49 (0) 8151/ 651 0 DGAP 16.03.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: ARQUES Industries AG Münchner Str. 15a 82319 Starnberg Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)8151 651-0 Fax: +49 (0)8151 651- 500 E-mail: schneider@arques.de Internet: www.arques.de ISIN: DE0005156004 WKN: 515600 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: ARQUES sells Sommer Fahrzeugbau-Gruppe
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